24,000 Homeless Families ‘Sent Miles From Local Area’

The number of homeless families forced to move away from their communities is at its highest for 20 years, as councils struggle to find accommodation for the growing numbers of people in need. According to official government figures, there were 23,640 families in temporary accommodation outside their local area in the second quarter of this year, the highest level in 20 years and more than double that recorded over the same period just five years ago. The new data has emerged amid rising anger over homelessness, with recent research showing that deaths among homeless people in England and Wales have increased every year since 2013, from 475 in 2014 to 597 last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. Read more on the Observer website.

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